Lex was hesitant. The last thing he wanted was to accidentally activate the belt or something. To be specific, it wasn't that Lex did not want a galaxy on hand to harvest its wealth. He just knew that he would not be able to hold on to such a valuable item with his meager strength.
It had absolutely nothing to do with the chastity aspect of the belt. No, this was totally about having realistic expectations about whether or not he could keep the belt longterm.
He had already taken this into account over the past few days, so he summoned a chain and swung it towards the belt, sealing it once it had wrapped around the length of it. Then he pulled.
To Lex's immense and genuine surprise, the belt lifted pretty easily, without giving him any kind of trouble. No enemy popped up to attack him either, though Lex did not lower his guard as he swam out. He even aimed to exit at the opposite end from where he fought the commander just to avoid a trap waiting for him when he exited.
